@glojo as you probably know, approval of strontium ranelate was withdrawn in Europe for awhile due to cardiovascular effects, and is now used sparingly for patients who cannot take anything else. I assume this was the result of research.

I don't know if the controversy over distortion of DEXA's reflects concern for measuring or concern that bone density actually hasn't improved. Even that is unclear. If it is just about measuring, we should be able to take a leap of faith and use it in order to build bone, knowing that bone growth cannot be quantified.

But if the denser weight of strontium only makes bones appear to be denser, when they aren't, then we should probably avoid using it.

This seems to be a very basic question. Does the denser quality (heavier weight) of strontium actually mean better bones? Or does it just cause a false impression of growth on DEXA?